25th Anniversary Seminar
IER 25th Anniversary Seminar:
Aspects of the British Economy and Society in the 21st Century
7th December 2006
University of Warwick
The Institute was founded in 1981. To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Institute, a series of events have been held, including a seminar entitled Aspects of the British Economy and Society in the 21st Century.
Details of the seminar are provided below:
The seminar was based around the theme of changes in the structure of the economy and society. There is increasingly importance attached to the rise of an hour-glass shaped labour market with some forecasters predicting many highly skilled and qualified employees at the top and many at the bottom of the occupational ladder at risk of social exclusion. But this prescription is not accepted by everyone. The seminar addressed issues relating to the consequences of changes in the labour market for various aspects of society.
The day was arranged around the following speakers and presentations:
Session 1
Rob Wilson (Deputy Director, IER)
Session 2
Richard Brown (Director, CIHE)
A) 
Competitiveness and Skills in post-industrial Britain.
Professor Ewart Keep (University of Cardiff/SKOPE)
B) Relative Successes and Failures of the UK VET system
Session 3
Professor Francis Green (University of Kent)
A) The Quality of working life and the intensification of work
Michael Orton (University of Warwick)
B) Work, Welfare and Deprivation
Session 4
Bernard Casey (Cass Business School)
A) Living Longer; Working Longer? Reflections on morbidity in the light of a rising pension age
Professor David Smith (University of Edinburgh)
Session 5
Professor Robert Lindley (Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick/Director, IER).
Concluding session.
A copy of the Attendee list is available here
For further information regarding the seminar, please contact IER.